A Career Journey: From the RI State Police to Hospital Director of Security

High Reliability welcomes Scott Hemingway to the podcast. Scott has an interesting and unique career journey, he is presently the Director Of Security and Parking at Signature Healthcare, in Brockton, Massachusetts.  Prior to joining Brockton Hospital in 2019, Scott spent 10 years with LifeSpan, a RI-based healthcare system.  

Scott has a completely different professional life prior to beginning his healthcare employment. In  2008, he retired as a Lieutenant after 23 years of service to the Rhode Island State Police. Scott also has military experience which includes being a Staff Sergeant with the Rhode Island National Guard, where he was assigned to the 243rd Regional Training Institute as a Certified Instructor. Areas of instruction included Military Police School, Nonlethal Weapons, and Modern Army Combatives.  

Scott owns his own consulting firm,  The Hemingway Group, located in Warwick, RI. More information on The Hemingway Group can be found below. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• A unique career path, from Military Police duty in the Philipines to delivering a baby with the RI State Police;
• Healthcare surprise: What Scott did not expect to find, but found, in his transition from law enforcement to healthcare  (18:00);
• Equipping staff to deal with combative patients and family members in a chaotic age of Covid (23:30);
• Hospital risk and security (35:00);
• The importance of Critical Thinking in today's workplace  (38:50);
• TJC emergency standards at the top of Scott's mind (56:30).

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.

About the Hemingway Group
The Hemingway Group is a Security Consulting service that specializes in finding solutions to the multidimensional and asymmetrical security issues that continually plague all facets of Government, Businesses, Educational Institutions, and Healthcare Systems. THGLLC conducts Vulnerability/Risk Assessments, Threat Assessments, and Security Evaluations.

Please find more information about the Hemingway Group here.

New roles
Gosselin/Martin Associates is working with Children's Wisconsin to fill their Vice President, CHW Campus & Support Service role, Bassett Healthcare Network to fill their Vice President, Non-Clinical Support Services, as well as Griffin Hospital in Connecticut, Holy Cross Hospital in Florida, and Everett Hospital in Massachusetts to fill their Director of Facilities Management roles.

We are also forwarding interested candidates directly to the University of Vermont Medical Center for their open Plant Operator positions.

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